Lior Zaltzman was the Forward’s Digital Fellow. Follow her on twitter @liorca.
Lior ZaltzmanDigital Fellow
By Lior Zaltzman
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The Schmooze This Palestinian Woman Can Really Pump Iron
This is pretty cool! , an Armenian-Palestinian from Jerusalem, became the first Palestinian female bodybuilder to participate and win a competition in Israel. She won “Miss Fitness” at a competition organized by the National Amateur Bodybuilders Association, also known as NABBA. The Arab Christian contestant beat 4 other Israeli bodybuilders for the title, after only…
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Opinion Visiting Auschwitz? Enjoy a Cool ‘Mist’ Shower
You thought selfies at Auschwitz were bad? Well, we can top that. Or at least, the caretakers of the Auschwitz concentration camp museum can. Meir Bulka, 48, visited Auschwitz-Birkenau this Sunday and was surprised to see these showers, spraying mist at the overheated visitors. “Showers” placed at Auschwitz entrance http://t.co/VS7s1WcHX5 pic.twitter.com/rzlQJdpksh — Ynetnews (@ynetnews) August…
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The Schmooze Is the New ‘Star Wars’ Villain a Nazi?
I don’t know about you, but I CAN’T WAIT for the new Star Wars movie. Yes, I rejoice at the idea of being reunited with Luke, Leia, Han and Chewie in “Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens,” But beyond that, I’m also curious about which World War II parable we will be privy…
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Food 5 Ben and Jerry’s Flavors to Sweeten the Iran Deal
While we wait for senators to make up their minds on the Iran Deal, two important Jews have announced their opinion on it. , have announced their support for the controversial deal. The two ice cream mavens wrote in an email newsletter from the liberal nonprofit policy group MoveOn last Wednesday: “This agreement is the…
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Life How Israel’s ‘Sleeve-Gate’ Completely Missed the Point
Have you been witness to men in the workplace behaving unprofessionally and immaturely? Well, Israeli women members of Knessets (MKs) are not having any of it. Just last month, I relished this video of Yesh Atid MK Yael Gerban scolding Likud’s Oren Hazan for interrupting her (Oren, shev be’sheket – sit quietly, she yells like…
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Life Israeli Dad Gets Street Harassment Right — Or Does He?
If you’re a woman, chances are that showing a woman walking in New York City for 10 hours resonated with you in some way. The clip, which was seriously debated online, was meant to draw awareness of how problematic street harassment can be. Some were moved. Others dismissed the whole thing. But what would your…
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The Schmooze JSwipe Wants Your Help to Fight Off JDate Lawsuit
The David and Goliath story has just been updated for the Tinder generation. A reminder: , making the vicious world of online dating just a bit more vicious. It’s turning out to be a very expensive battle of Jew vs Jew for JSwipe founder David Yarus, who has launched an IndieGogo campaign to help fund…
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Life Vocal Fry is Not Women’s Problem, It’s Your Problem
fry on the right track. “Patriarchy is inventive,” she writes. It’s true. It is. So inventive in fact, it keeps finding reasons to dismiss young women’s voices. Vocal fry is just the latest in a long, long series. Naomi Wolf, not for the first time, stands on the side of patriarchy, telling women that they…
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